Lebanon’s top Christian cleric berates politicians as deadlock drags on
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s most senior Christian cleric on Wednesday bemoaned the inability of the country’s senior politicians to agree a government as the country sinks further into financial collapse. “We don’t have bread, we don’t have medicine, we don’t have fuel, what are they waiting for?” Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai said after a meeting […]
Pope to hold crisis summit with Lebanon Christian heads
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country’s worst crisis since its civil war that ended in 1990. He told pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square for his weekly blessing that […]
Pope promises Lebanon visit, calls for end to political deadlock
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis promised Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday that he would visit the country but only after political forces put aside differences for the good of the people. The Vatican said Hariri, who will also meet with Italian leaders during a short visit, held talks with the pope for about 30 […]